Apparatus for reeving conduits in a triple section extendible mast



D 2. 1969 c. R. STURTZ, JR 3,481,498

APPARATUS FOR REEVING CONDUITS IN A TRIPLE SECTION EXTENDIBLE MAST FiledJune 12, 1967 11 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG. I 26 ATTORNEY INVENTOR CHARLES R.STURTZ JR.

Dec. 2, 1969 c. R. STURTZ, JR 3,481,498

APPARATUS FOR REEVING CONDUITS IN A TRIPLE SECTION EXTENDIBLE MAST FiledJune 12, 1967 11 Sheets-Sheet 2 LL l 2 1 ll/ ss I l I l L -34 FG. l l II] l I" I l II I N VEN TOR 3 CHARLES R. STURTZ JR.

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APPARATUS FOR REEVING CONDUI'IS IN A TRIPLE SECTION EXTENDIBLE MAST l1Sheets Sheet 3 I N VEN TOR FIG. 3

Filed June 12, 1967 FIG. 6

CHARLES R. STURTZ JR.

ATTORNEY Dec. 2, 1969 c. R. STURTZ. JR 3,481,493

APPARATUS FOR REEVING CQNDUITS IN A TRIPLE SECTION EXTENDIBLE MAST llSheets-Sheet 4.

Filed June 12, 1967 INVENTOR CHARLES R. ST URTZ JR.

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APPARATUS FOR REEVING CONDUITS IN A TRIPLE SECTION EXTENDIBLE MAST FiledJune 12, 1967 I 11 Sheets-Sheet 7 FIG. 8

INVENTOR CHARLES R. STURTZ JR.

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APPARATUS FOR REEVING CONDUITS IN A TRIPLE SECTION EXTENDIBLE MAST FiledJune 12, 1967 FIG. 9

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APPARATUS FOR REEVING CONDUITS IN A TRIPLE SECTION EXTENDIBLE MAST FiledJune 12, 1967 11 Sheets-Sheet 9 FIG. IO 31 52 52 30 H] l I I I INVENTORCHARLES R. STURTZ JR ATTORNEY v BYF. g

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APPARATUS FOR REEVING CONDUITS IN A TRIPLE SECTION EXTENDIBLE MAST FiledJune 12, 1967 11 SheetS -Sheet 10 FIG. I l

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APPARATUS FOR REEVING CONDUITS IN A TRIPLE SECTION EXTENDIBLE MAST l1Sheets-Sheet 11 Filed June 12, 1967 FIG. 14

R J Z w T R EU S R 5 E L R A H C ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,481,498APPARATUS FOR REEVING CONDUIT S IN A TRIPLE SECTION EXTENDIBLE MASTCharles R. Sturtz, Jr., Detroit, Mich., assignor to Clark EquipmentCompany, a corporation of Delaware Filed June 12, 1967, Ser. No. 645,366Int. Cl. B66f 9/06 US. Cl. 214-620 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSUREApparatus for reeving fluid conduits to attachments mounted on thecarriage of three-stage extendible uprights.

- BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The field of art to which the inventionpertains includes elevators, and more specifically portable elevators.

When a fluid operated attachment is mounted on the carriage of a liftupright it is necessary to provide fluid conduits to supply pressurizedfluid to the attachment. Because the attachment is movable vertically asubstantial distance due to the vertical extension of the upright it isnecessary to provide some means for paying out and taking up the fluidconduits as the attachment is moved vertically. Frequently, this isaccomplished by a reel which is mounted on the mast of the upright. Theuse of take-up reels is undesirable because the reels usually aremounted in exposed locations, and so are very susceptible to damage.Further, a reel necessitates the use of a swivel joint for each fluidconduit and swivel joints are troublesome because they tend to leak.

Other means for paying out fluid conduits is disclosed by US. Patent No.3,289,869, issued on Dec. 6, 1966, in

the name of Deryl R. Hoyt and involves reeving the fluid conduit aroundseveral sheaves so that at least one loop is formed. The sheave engagingthe bight portion of the loop is movable vertically and weighted so thatthere is a force applied to the loop tending to enlarge it. Suchapparatus is not only heavy and bulky, but also usually must be mountedoutwardly of the upright mast where it is subject to damage.

Consequently, a principal object of my invention is to provide apparatusfor reeving fluid conduits in an upright which is compact, lightweight,utilizes static type fittings and is located generally behind and withinthe lateral limits of the upright.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In carrying out my invention in one embodimentthereof, I provide a three-stage upright having a mast, an intermediateslide, an inner slide, a carriage and an extendible fluid motor forelevating the slides and the carriage. The fluid motor is operativelyconnected to the carriage and slides so that extension of the fluidmotor first causes the carriage to move to the top of the inner slideand further extension of the fluid motor then causes the inner slide andintermediate slide to move upwardly simultaneously, the inner slidemoving at the same rate relative to the intermediate slide as theintermediate slide moves relative to the mast. A pair of sheaves aremounted for rotation on the intermediate slide adjacent the top thereofand a pair of flexible fluid conduits are fastened to the mast adjacentthe top thereof, trained over separate ones of the sheaves and thenfastened to the inner slide adjacent the bottom thereof.

Another embodiment of my invention is similar to the above-mentionedembodiment, except that a pair of conduit guides are connected to theintermediate slide adjacent the bottom thereof, a pair of elastic fluidconduits are con- 31,481,498 Patented Dec. 2, 1969 "ice nected to themast and inner slide and trained under different ones of the guides, andmeans are provided to compensate for shortening of the fluid conduitswhen pressurized fluid is supplied to them.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of my invenion willbe more readily undersood by persons skilled in the art when thefollowing detailed description is taken in conjunction with the drawing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURE 1 is a rear-quarter perspectiveview of a portion of a lift truck with the upright extended and showingto advantage the conduit reeving between the mast and the carriage,

FIGURE 2 is an elevational view from the rear of a three-stage uprightin the fully collapsed position showing to advantage my invention,

FIGURE 3 is a cross-sectional view substantially along line 3-3 shown inFIG. 2,

FIGURE 4 is a fragmentary plan view on an enlarged scale of the upright,

FIGURE 5 is a view similar to FIG. 2, except that the carriage is raisedto the top of the inner slide,

FIGURE 6 is a view similar to FIGS. 2 and 5, except that the upright isfully extended,

FIGURE 7 is a rear quarter perspective view of a portion of a lift truckwith the upright extended and embodying a modification of my invention,

FIGURE 8 is an elevational view from the rear of the three-stage uprightshown in FIG. 7,

FIGURE 9 is a view similar to FIG. 8, except that the carriage is raisedto the top of the inner slide,

FIGURE 10 is a view similar to FIGS. 7 and 9, except that the upright isfully extended,

FIGURE 11 is a fragmentary plan view on an enlarged scale of the uprightshown tn FIGS. 7 through 10,

FIGURE 12 is a cross section taken along line 1212 of FIG. 8 of aconduit guide and mount,

FIGURE 13 is a detailed view of an enlarged scale of the apparatus tocompensate for shortening of an elastic fluid conduit when pressurizedfluid is supplied to it,

FIGURE 14 is a view similar to FIG. 13 and shows the condition of theapparatus when pressurized fluid is supplied to the conduit, and

FIGURE 15 is a cross section taken along line 15-15 of FIG. 13.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring now to FIG. 1, thereference numeral 10 denotes generally a portion of a lift truck whichincludes a cowl 12 on which are mounted various control levers 14 and asteering control wheel 16. Mounted on lift truck 10 forwardly of cowl 12is an upright 18 which is shown extended.

.Referring now also to FIGS. 2 through 6, upright 18 includes a mast 20,an intermediate slide 22 telescoped in and movable vertically relativeto mast 20, an inner slide 24 telescoped in and movable verticallyrelative to intermediate slide 22 and a carriage 26 movable verticallyalong inner slide 24.

Mast includes a pair of spaced apart C-shaped channels 28 which areconnected by a plurality of cross braces 30 to form a rigid unitarystructure. Intermediate slide 22 includes a pair of spaced apartI-shaped channels or rails 32 which are connected by means of aplurality of cross braces 34 to form a rigid unitary structure, andsimilarly inner slide 24 includes a pair of spaced apart I-shapedchannels or rails 36 connected by a plurality of cross braces 38 to forma rigid unitary structure.

Upright 18 also includes a multiple ram type extendible fluid motor 40having an outer cylinder portion 42 fixed to inner slide 24. Fluid motor40 is disposed intermediate the channels and rails, as shown, in alongitudinal extending position relative to the rails and channels.

Mounted on an extendible portion of fluid motor 40 is a cross arm 44 onwhich a pair of sprockets 46 are mounted for rotation on each side ofthe fluid motor 40. A pair of chains 48 are connected to carriage 26,trained over sprockets 46 and then connected to an anchor plate 50mounted on cylinder 42 of fluid motor 40. Also, a pair of sprockets 52are mounted for rotation on intermediate slide 22 adjacent the bottomthereof. A pair of chains 54 are connected to different ones of channels28 of mast 20, reeved under sprockets 52 and then connected to anchorplate 50, as shown.

By supplying pressurized fluid to fluid motor 40, assuming that upright18 is in the condition shown in FIG. 2, cross arm 44 will be actuated tomove from the position shown in FIG. 2 to the position shown in FIG. 5with the result that carriage 26 will be moved to the top of mast 20. Itwill be noted that when carriage 26 is in the position shown in FIG. 5that slides 22 and 24 have not yet begun to extend out of mast 20, andso upright 18 is said to have a full free lift. That is, carriage 26extends to the top of mast 20 before slides 22 and 24 begin to extendout of mast 20.

Supplying more pressurized fluid to motor 40 when upright 18 is in theposition shown in FIG. 5 then causes fluid motor 40 to extend so thatinner slide 24 is moved outwardly of intermediate slide 22. The resultof this is that anchor plate 50 to which chains 54 are attached movesaway from sprockets 52. Consequently, movement of inner slide 24outwardly of intermediate slide 22 also causes intermediate slide 22 toextend upwardly out of mast 20. It will be appreciated that the movementof inner slide 24 and intermediate slide 22 is simultaneous and that therate of movement of inner slide 24 relative to intermediate slide 22 isthe same as the rate of movement of intermediate slide 22 relative tomast 20. For a more detailed description of an upright of this typereference should be had to US. Patent No. 3,298,463 issued in the nameof R. F. McIntosh on Jan. 17, 1967.

While no load-engaging means has been shown mounted on carriage 26 itwill be understood that in place of the usual fork arms that a greatvariety of attachments may be mounted on carriage 26. Some of theseattachments utilize one or more fluid motors, and so require some meansof conveying pressurized fluid from a source of pressurized fluid, suchas a pump, mounted in the body of the lift truck to the attachment.Since it is immaterial to my invention what type of attachment ismounted on carriage 26 I have not shown any attachment mounted thereon,but it will be understood, for example, that a side shifter attachmentor a carton clamp may be mounted thereon.

In order to convey pressurized fluid to any attachment requiringpressurized fluid mounted on carriage 26 I provide a junction block 56connected to carriage 26. Junetion block 56 includes a pair of ports 58and 60 which are adapted to be connected to the fluid motor of theattachment mounted on carriage 26. Also, junction block 56 includes aport 62 which communicates with port 58 and another port 64 whichcommunicates with port 60. A rigid fluid conduit 66 is connected at oneend to port 62 and is connected at the other end to a junction block 68mounted on carriage 26. Similarly, a rigid fluid conduit 70 is connectedat one end thereof to port 64 and is connected at the other end thereofto a junction block 72 mounted on carriage 26.

One end of a flexible fluid conduit 74 is connected to junction block 68and hence conduit 66, reeved over a sheave 76 mounted for rotation oncross arm 44 outwardly of the adjacent sprocket 46 and then connected atthe other end thereof to one end of a rigid fluid conduit 78 which isconnected to inner slide 24 by means of a bracket 80.

Another flexible fluid conduit 82 is connected at one end thereof to theend of conduit 78 remote from conduit 74, reeved over a sheave 84mounted for rotation on intermediate slide 22 adjacent the top thereof,trained around an arcuate shaped guide 86 mounted on mast 20 and thenrun down along channel 28, to which it is connected by a series of clips88, to a point adjacent the lower corner of mast 20 from which it isthen run to the body of tmck 10.

Another flexible fluid conduit 90 is connected at one end thereof tojunction block 72 and hence conduit 70, reeved over a sheave 92 mountedfor rotation on cross arm 44 outwardly of adjacent sprocket 46, traineddownwardly alongside fluid motor 40 and connected at the other endthereof to one end of a rigid conduit 94 which is connected to innerslide 24 by bracket 80. A flexible fluid conduit 96 is connected at oneend thereof to conduit 94 at the end remote from conduit 90, reeved overa sheave 98 mounted for rotation on intermediate slide 22, trainedaround an arcuate guide 100 mounted on mast 20, and then run down alongthe adjacent channel 28 of mast 20, to which it is fastened by a seriesof clips 102, to the lower right-hand corner of mast 20 from where it isthen run over to the body of truck 10.

Both conduits 82 and 96 are connected to a control valve (not shown)mounted on the body of truck 10 which is operable to connect one of theconduits to a source of pressurized fluid while connecting the otherconduit to the fluid reservoir or vice versa or connect neither of theconduits to the source of pressurized fluid and reservoir.

Sheave 84 is connected to a downwardly depending bracket 104 which isconnected to the uppermost cross brace 34 of intermediate slide 22, andsimilarly sheave 98 is connected to a downwardly depending bracket 106which is connected to the same cross brace as bracket 104. Also, guide86 is connected to a downwardly depending bracket 108 which is connectedto the uppermost cross brace 30 of mast 20 and guide 100 is connected toa bracket 110 which is connected to the same cross brace as bracket 108.

Referring to FIG. 2 especially, it will be seen that the vertical run ofconduit 82 between conduit 78 and sheave 84 and the vertical run ofconduit 96 between conduit 94 and sheave 98 are disposed behind fluidmotor 40, and further that conduits 82 and 96 are then trained aroundguides 86 and 100, respectively, closely adjacent the top of mast 20 sothat there is substantially no interference with driver visibilitythrough upright 18 by conduits 82 and 96.

Referring to FIGS. 8 through 15, I will now describe another embodimentof my invention. The upright shown in these figures is the same as theupright shown in conjunction with the embodiment of my invention shownin FIGS. 1 through 6, and so reference here is made to the foregoingdetailed description insofar as the upright is concerned, the samereference numerals which were applied to FIGS. 1 through 6 being appliedto like parts in FIGS. 7 through 15. Further, the first portion of theconduit reeving of the second embodiment is substantially the same asthat of the first embodiment, and so reference should be had to thedetailed description of the first embodiment in this regard, likereference numerals being applied to like parts. The first portion of theconduit reeving of the second embodiment differs from the firstembodiment in that flexible conduit 74 is connected to a fitting 112mounted on anchor plate 50 and flexible conduit 90 is connected to afitting 114 mounted on anchor plate 50. The remainder of the conduitreeving of the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment andwill be described next.

Connected to the bottom cross brace 34 of intermediate slide 22 is apair of conduit guides 116 located adjacent different ones of sprockets52.

Referring specifically to FIG. 12, it will be seen that each conduitguide 116 includes a bracket 118 fastened by any suitable means, such asmachine screws 122, to a stub shaft 120 on which the adjacent sprocket52 is mounted for rotation. Bracket 118 includes a plurality of inwardlyextending projections 124 to which a pair of arcuate plates 126 areconnected by any suitable means, such as welding. Disposed betweenplates 126 and journaled for rotation therein is a plurality of rollers128 which are disposed with their axes substantially parallel to eachother and located on a portion of an are which preferably hassubstantially the same center as the center about which the adjacentsprocket 52 rotates.

Connected to each channel 28 of mast 20 is mechanism 130 whichaccommodates shortening of certain of the conduits, as will be explainedin more detail shortly. Referring now specifically to FIGS. 13, 14 and15, each mechanism 130 includes a downwardly extending bracket 132 whichhas an inwardly extending portion 134. Each bracket 132 is mounted on ablock 136 which is connected to the uppermost cross brace 30 of mast 18.Connected to bracket 132 between portion 134 and a block 138 fastened tobracket 132 is a pair of rods 140. A conduit guide 142 is mounted forsliding movement on rods 140 and normally is biased into abutment withportion 134 by means of a pair of helical springs 144 which are carriedby rods 140 and disposed between block 138 and conduit guide 142.Mechanism 130 also includes another conduit guide 146 connected tobracket 132.

Conduit guide 142 includes a generally U-shaped member 148 and agenerally L-shaped member 150 connected thereto by any suitable means,such as welding, and disposed as best shown in FIG. 13. Journaledbetween members 148 and 150 is a plurality of rollers 152 which aredisposed with their axes substantially parallel along a portion of anarc. Conduit guide 146, which is best shown in FIG. 15, includes agenerally U-shaped member 154 having a pair of legs 156 and 1 58 betweenwhich are disposed a plurality of rollers 160 which are journaled inlegs 156 and 158 for rotation. Rollers 160 are disposed with their axessubstantially parallel and located along a portion of an arc. Also,member 154 is connected to bracket 132 by means of a pair of supportplates 162 and 164.

Connected to fitting 112, and hence with conduit 74, is a fluid conduit166 which connects with another fitting 168 mounted on anchor plate 50.Similarly, a fluid conduit 170 is connected to fitting 114 and henceconduit 90. Conduit 170 also is connected to another fitting 172 whichis mounted on anchor plate 50. Connected to fitting 168 is an elasticfluid conduit 174 which is trained around one of conduit guides 116, asshown, and then up and over one of conduit guides 146, under theadjacent conduit guide 142 and then connected to a fitting 176 which ismounted on the topmost cross brace 30. Connected to fitting 176, andhence conduit 174, is a rigid conduit 178 to which another flexibleconduit 180 is connected. Conduit 180 is run down along the adjacentchannel 28, to which it is attached by clips 182, to a point adjacentthe bottom thereof from which it is then run over to a control valvemounted on truck 10. Likewise, an elastic conduit 184 is connected tofitting 172, trained around the other of conduit guides 116, as shown,and then run up and over the other of conduit guides 146, around underthe other of conduit guides 142 and then connected to a fitting 186mounted on the topmost cross brace 30. A rigid fluid conduit 188 isconnected at one end to fitting 186 and at the other end to a flexibleconduit 190* which runs down along the adjacent channel 28, to which itis attached by clips 192 to a point adjacent the bottom thereof fromwhich it is then run over to a control valve, not shown, mounted ontruck 10.

At this point it will be evident, especially from a comparison of FIGS.8 and that as slides 22 and 24 are extended upwardly out of mast 20 thatconduits 174 and 184 are pulled around conduit guides 116 and up to theposition shown in FIG. 10, the conduits at all times remaining taut anddisposed substantially behind fluid motor 40 and mast 20 and slides 22and 24 so that there is substantially no interference with operatorvisibility through upright 18.

Conduits 174 and 184 are elastic. Consequently, when pressurized fluidis supplied to either one of them the cross sectional dimension of theconduit to which pressurized fluid is supplied increases. As a resultthe particular conduit shortens. Depending upon the elasticity of thematerial of which the conduit is made the conduit may shorten as much as4%. In order to compensate for the shortening of the conduit to whichpressurized fluid is supplied, both conduits 174 and 184 are loopedaround respective ones of conduit guides 142 and 146 which are part ofmechanisms 130, each conduit thereby forming a complete loop as can beseen best in FIG. 8. When pressurized fluid is being supplied to neitherconduit 174 nor conduit 184 both mechanisms are disposed substantiallyas shown in FIG. 13 with conduit guide 142 disposed in abutment withportion 134. Assuming now that pressurized fluid is supplied to conduit184 so that it shortens, the result is that conduit guide 142 is movedupwardly against the bias of springs 144 to the position shown in FIG.14. A similar action would take place for the other mechanism 130,should conduit 174 be supplied With pressurized fluid.

I claim:

1. The combination comprising a mast, an intermediate slide connected toand movable longitudinally of the said mast, an inner slide connected toand movable longitudinally of the said intermediate slide, meansconnected to the said mast and the said slides for moving the saidslides simultaneously and moving the said inner slide at the same raterelative to the said intermediate slide as the said intermediate slidemoves relative to the said mast, a conduit guide connected to the saidintermediate slide, an elastic fluid conduit connected to and loopedbetween the said mast and the inner slide and trained around the saidconduit guide, and means for compensating for the change in length ofthe said fluid conduit when pressurized fluid is supplied to the saidfluid conduit, the said compensating means including a second conduitguide, a third conduit guide movable toward and away from the saidsecond conduit guide and a spring biasing the said third conduit guideaway from the said second conduit guide, the said fluid conduit beinglooped around the said second and third conduit guides so that movementof the said third conduit guide away from the said second conduit guidecauses a pull on the said fluid conduit.

2. The combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein the said conduitguide includes a plurality of rollers dispose-d with their axes ofrotation substantially parallel along a portion of an arc.

3. An upright comprising a vertically extending elongated mast, anelongated intermediate slide connected to and movable longitudinally ofthe said mast, an elongated inner slide connected to and movablelongitudinally of the said intermediate slide, a carriage connected toand movable longitudinally of the said inner slide, an extendible fluidmotor having an upwardly extendible portion, a downwardly extendibleportion connected to the said intermediate slide and an outer cylinderfixed to the said inner slide and out of which the said portions extend,first and second sprockets connected for rotation to the saidintermediate slide adjacent the bottom thereof, third and fourthsprockets connected for rotation to the upwardly extendible portion,first and second chains connected to vthe said outer cylinder and thesaid mast adjacent the top thereof and trained under the said first andsecond sprockets, respectively, third and fourth chains connected to thesaid outer cylinder and the said carriage and trained over the saidthird and fourth sprockets, respectively, first and second conduitguides connected to the said intermediate slide adjacent the said firstand second sprockets, respectively, third and fourth conduit guidesconnected to the said upwardly extendible portion, fifth and sixthconduit guides connected to the said mast adjacent the top thereof,seventh and eighth conduit guides connected to the said mast and movabletoward and away from the said fifth and sixth conduit guides,respectively, first and second springs connected to the said seventh andeighth conduit guides, respectively, for biasing them away from the saidfifth and sixth conduit guides, a first fluid conduit connected to thesaid mast, outer cylinder and carriage, the said first fluid conduitincluding a first elastic portion connected to the said mast and outercylinder, looped around the said fifth and seventh conduit guides andtrained under the said first conduit guide and a second elastic portionconnected to the said carriage and outer cylinder and trained over thesaid third conduit guide, and a second fluid conduit connected to thesaid mast, outer cylinder and carriage, the said second fluid conduitincluding a third elastic portion connected to the said mast and outercylinder, looped around the said sixth and eighth conduit guides andtrained under the said second conduit guide and a fourth elastic portionconnected to the said carriage and outer cylinder and trained over thesaid fourth conduit guide.

4. The upright as set forth in claim 3 wherein the said first and thirdelastic portions of the said fluid conduits are disposed insubstantially the same plane as the said first and second chains.

5. The upright as set forth in claim 4 wherein the said first and thirdelastic portions of the said fluid conduits are disposed substantiallyentirely behind the said mast and slides so that there is virtually nointerference with visibility through the upright by the said first andthird elastic portions of the said fluid conduits.

References Cited v UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,345,338 3/1944 Goldberg242-47.5 2,845,189 7/1958 Sanders 2l4-16l1 2,951,599 9/1960 Bogar214-16.1 3,298,463 1/1967 McIntosh 1879 3,339,768 9/1967 Dixon 214730GERALD M. FORLENZA, Primary Examiner R. B. JOHNSON, Assistant Examiner

